2020 Oregon Ducks football
Pac-12 champion
Fiesta Bowl, L 17–34 vs. Iowa State
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record4–3 (3–2 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Moorhead (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorAndy Avalos (2nd season)
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumAutzen Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
Washington x   3 – 1     3 – 1  
Oregon y$   4 – 2     4 – 3  
Stanford   4 – 2     4 – 2  
California   1 – 3     1 – 3  
Washington State   1 – 3     1 – 3  
Oregon State   2 – 5     2 – 5  
South Division
No. 21 USC xy   5 – 0     5 – 1  
Colorado   3 – 1     4 – 2  
Utah   3 – 2     3 – 2  
Arizona State   2 – 2     2 – 2  
UCLA   3 – 4     3 – 4  
Arizona   0 – 5     0 – 5  
Championship: Oregon 31, USC 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Pac-12 suspended the season on August 11, but later decided to begin play on November 6. In addition to the title game on December 18, the conference seeded all remaining teams for a game during that weekend.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Mario Cristobal. The Ducks played their home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon, and competed as members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference.

On August 11, 2020, the Pac-12 Conference canceled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] However, the decision was reversed on September 24, when the Pac-12 announced that they would play a seven-game schedule starting November 6.[3]

Despite finishing in second place in the North Division during the regular season, the Ducks would represent the division in the Pac-12 Championship Game due to first-place Washington having an insufficient number of players available due to COVID-19. There, they defeated the undefeated South Division champion USC to receive the Pac-12's automatic bid to a New Year's Six bowl game. They were invited to the Fiesta Bowl, where they lost to Big 12 runner-up Iowa State.

Pac-12 media day

Pac-12 media poll

In the Pac-12 preseason media poll, Oregon was voted as the favorite to win both the North Division and the Pac-12 Championship Game.

Media poll (North Division)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Oregon 222 (35)
2 California 176 (3)
3 Washington 161
4 Stanford 105
5 Oregon State 76
6 Washington State 58
Media poll (Pac-12 Championship)
Rank Team Votes
1 Oregon 21
2 USC 15
3 Arizona State 1
4 Utah 1

Schedule

Oregon had three games scheduled against Ohio State, North Dakota State, and Hawaii, but canceled these games on July 10 due to the Pac-12 Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5]

Oregon's game against UCLA had initially been scheduled for Friday, November 20, but was moved forward a day to accommodate UCLA playing California on Sunday, November 15. The change occurred after both UCLA and California had their initially scheduled games for Saturday, November 14 (against Utah and Arizona State, respectively), canceled due to COVID-19 outbreaks within the other programs.[6]

On December 14, Oregon's scheduled game against Colorado in Los Angeles for December 19 was canceled after the Ducks were elevated into the Pac-12 Championship Game against USC. The change occurred after Washington had a COVID-19 outbreak.[7]

Original 2020 Oregon Ducks schedule
Date Opponent Site
September 5 North Dakota State* Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
September 12 Ohio State* Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
September 19 Hawaii* Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
September 26 at Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
October 3 Washington Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR (rivalry)
October 17 at California California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA
October 24 Stanford Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
October 31 at Arizona Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
November 7 USC Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
November 13 Arizona State Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
November 21 at Washington State Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA
November 28 at Oregon State Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR (rivalry)
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
November 74:30 p.m.StanfordNo. 12
ABCW 35–140
November 144:00 p.m.at Washington StateNo. 11
FOXW 43–29
November 2112:30 p.m.UCLANo. 11
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
ESPN2W 38–35
November 274:00 p.m.at Oregon StateNo. 9
ESPNL 38–41
December 54:00 p.m.at CaliforniaNo. 21
ESPNL 17–21
December 121:00 p.m.Washington
FOXNo contest [8]
December 185:00 p.m.at No. 13 USC*
FOXW 31–240[9][10]
January 21:00 p.m.vs. No. 10 Iowa State*No. 25
ESPNL 17–340
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[11][12][13][14]

Rankings

Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP9———141212131412111192125RV
Coaches9————171615151412131120RVRVRV
CFPNot released152325Not released

Game summaries

Stanford

See also: 2020 Stanford Cardinal football team
Uniform combination
Helmet Jersey Pants
Stanford Cardinal vs. Oregon Ducks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinal 7 0 0714
No. 12 Ducks 7 7 14735

at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon

  • Date: November 7, 2020
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
  • Game attendance: 0
  • TV: ABC
Game information

At Washington State

See also: 2020 Washington State Cougars football team
Uniform combination
Helmet Jersey Pants
Oregon Ducks vs. Washington State Cougars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 11 Ducks 7 7 72243
Cougars 13 6 01029

at Martin Stadium • Pullman, Washington

  • Date: November 14, 2020
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
  • Game attendance: 0
  • TV: ESPN
Game information

UCLA

See also: 2020 UCLA Bruins football team
Uniform combination
Helmet Jersey Pants
UCLA Bruins vs. Oregon Ducks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bruins 7 14 7735
No. 11 Ducks 14 10 14038

at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon

  • Date: November 21, 2020
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. PST
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Mark Duddy
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Jason Benetti, Andre Ware, Taylor McGregor
Game information

At Oregon State

See also: 2020 Oregon State Beavers football team and Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry
Uniform combination
Helmet Jersey Pants
Oregon Ducks vs. Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 15 Ducks 14 10 7738
Beavers 7 6 62241

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon

  • Date: November 27, 2020
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
  • Game attendance: 0
  • TV: ESPN
Game information

At California

See also: 2020 California Golden Bears football team
Uniform combination
Helmet Jersey Pants
Oregon Ducks vs. California Golden Bears – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 23 Ducks 3 14 0017
Golden Bears 7 7 7021

at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California

  • Date: December 5, 2020
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Francisco Vilar
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Taylor McGregor
Game information

At USC (Pac-12 Championship Game)

See also: 2020 USC Trojans football team and 2020 Pac-12 Football Championship Game
Uniform combination
Helmet Jersey Pants
Oregon Ducks vs. USC Trojans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Ducks 14 7 7331
No. 13 Trojans 7 7 3724

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California

  • Date: December 18, 2020
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear, 61 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 1
  • Referee: Chris Coyte
  • TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis, Mark Helfrich
Game information

vs Iowa State (2021 Fiesta Bowl)

See also: 2020 Iowa State Cyclones football team and 2021 Fiesta Bowl
Uniform combination
Helmet Jersey Pants
Iowa State vs Oregon – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 25 Ducks 7 10 0017
No. 10 Cyclones 7 21 6034

at State Farm Stadium • Glendale, Arizona

  • Date: January 2nd, 2021
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: n/a (game played indoors)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • TV: ESPN
Game information

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2021 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
5 13 Noah Sewell LB Chicago Bears
1 7 Penei Sewell OT Detroit Lions
2 36 Jevon Holland S Miami Dolphins
5 172 Deommodore Lenoir CB San Francisco 49ers
6 215 Brady Breeze S Tennessee Titans
6 228 Thomas Graham Jr. CB Chicago Bears

References

  1. ^ Pac-12 Conference. "Pac-12 announces resumption of football, basketball & winter sports seasons". Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 24, 2020.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Pac-12 Conference postpones all sport competitions through end of calendar year". Pac-12 Conference. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "Pac-12 announces resumption of football, basketball & winter sports seasons". Pac-12 Conference. September 24, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  4. ^ Bromberg, Nick. "Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020". Yahoo News. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  5. ^ Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  6. ^ "UCLA-Cal set for Sunday following Arizona State, Utah cancellations". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  7. ^ "CU-Oregon Football Game Canceled". pac-12.com. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  8. ^ "Pac-12 statement regarding Washington at Oregon football game | Pac-12". pac-12.com. After consultation with Washington, the Pac-12 Conference announced the game involving Washington at Oregon scheduled for Saturday, December 12 has been cancelled. This decision was made under the Pac-12's football game cancellation policy due to Washington not having the minimum number of scholarship student-athletes available for the game due to a number of positive football student-athlete COVID-19 cases and resulting isolation of additional football student-athletes under contact tracing protocols. Under Conference policy, the game will be declared a no contest.
  9. ^ "Pac-12 statement on Washington at USC Pac-12 Football Championship Game | Pac-12". pac-12.com. Under Pac-12 Football Championship Game policy, the team with the next best record in the North Division, Oregon, will represent the North Division against South Division Champion USC.
  10. ^ Crepea, James (December 14, 2020). "With Oregon replacing Washington in Pac-12 Championship game, what happens to Colorado?". oregonlive. Colorado was supposed to play Oregon Saturday night in Los Angeles. What happens to the Buffaloes now that the Ducks replace Washington in the Pac-12 Championship game?
  11. ^ "Oregon Ducks Schedule 2020". ESPN. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  12. ^ "2020 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  13. ^ "2020 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  14. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 39. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
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